1968-1975 Aretha Franklin slayed the competition taking the Grammy 8 years in a row.
1976-1977 Natalie Cole snatched her wig and got her 2 awards.
1978 Thelma Houston won it.
1979 The Queen Of Disco Donna Summers won the award.
1980 Dionne Warwick snatched wigs with "Deja Vu".
1981 Stephanie Mills [Yes Lawd] got the Grammy.
1982 Aretha once again got her wig back and won the award.
1983 Jennifer Holliday went the hell off and won for "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going".
1984-1985 said hello to mama Chaka who won both years.
1986 Aretha snatched that wig once more winning the Grammy for the 10th time.
1987 Anita Baker showed them old hos how it was really done.
1988 Aretha got her wig back for the 11th time.
1989-1991 Anita Baker said bitsh stop..... I RUN THIS.
1992 showed us our first ever tie as Patti Labelle and Lisa Fischer both won.
1993 Chaka Khan regained her wig and won again.
1994-1995 went to the lady I wanna marry Ms. Toni Epic Braxton.
1996 Anita Baker continued to try and catch Aretha's long run.
1997 Toni begin to make grandmas wig sweat by winning again.
1998 went to Erykah Badu.
1999 was EPIC and no one had a chance as Lauryn Hill slayed the night.
2000 Whitney won the first one of the decade.
2001 Toni Braxton wins again.
2002 went to Alicia Keys for "Fallin"
2003 went to Mary J. Blige
2004 the other nominees might as well had not even shown up as THE QUEEN BEYONCE slayed the night.
2005 Alicia wins again.
2006 Mariah's EPIC "We Belong Together" wins.
2007 Mary J. Blige wins again.
2008-2009 Alicia wins by some ******** type of Grammy miracle.
2010- Beyonce slays
2011- Fantasia won her first Grammy!
2012- ???